About
Enrique Perezalonso has spent 25+ years in financial services and fintech, holding roles across marketing, product, operations, and sales. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and has consulted at McKinsey & Co.
Founder at PallaYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Enrique went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Palla's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Enrique can intro founders to Palla's investors below.
Palla's investors · 9
2080 Ventures$100K – $500K checksArdent VentureWashington · $250K – $3M checksCowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025Dash FundNew York · $200K – $400K checks · since 2025DeepWork CapitalOrlando · since 2025First Check Ventures$100K – $1M checksOlive Tree CapitalBostonRevolutionWashington, D.C. · $100K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Palla
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Andrew MasonFounder
Experience
- Palla FinancialChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- LanaChief Operating Officer2019 — 2020Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- One Park FinancialVice President of Operations2016 — 2019Miami, Florida
- BridgeforceDirector, Latin America2013 — 2016Miami, Florida
- IndependentIndependent Consultant2012 — 2013Miami, Florida
- Banco Ve por Más BX+National Sales And Marketing Director2011 — 2012Mexico City, Mexico
- Ixe Grupo FinancieroDirector Of Marketing And Product Development2003 — 2010Mexico City, Mexico
- Grupo Financiero UnoConsultant2002 — 2003Mexico City, Mexico
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2001 — 2002Mexico City, Mexico
- Santander Investment and Banco Santander MexicanoAnalyst1995 — 1999Mexico City, Mexico
Skills & more
Business Strategy52Product Management64Information TechnologyOperations ManagementSales Force DevelopmentCustomer Relations2IT OperationsFinancial Analysis14Business Development37Risk Management14Financial Services7Banking34
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Product DevelopmentManagement ConsultingMarketing StrategyBusiness IntelligenceSalesCRMCorporate FinanceBusiness AnalysisSpanishSalesforce Sales CloudMicrosoft OfficeSalesforce.comLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Enrique Perezalonso?
- Enrique Perezalonso has spent 25+ years in financial services and fintech, holding roles across marketing, product, operations, and sales. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and has consulted at McKinsey & Co.
- Where does Enrique Perezalonso work?
- Enrique Perezalonso is Founder of Palla.
- What companies did Enrique Perezalonso found?
- Enrique Perezalonso founded Palla.
- Where did Enrique Perezalonso go to school?
- Enrique Perezalonso studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA, Strategy); Y Combinator (S21); Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México (BS, Industrial Engineering).
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